Compartment conveyance construction



March 27, 1928. 1,664,294

E. GUGLER COMPARTMENT CONVEYANCE CONSTRUCTION Filed Aug. 5, 1926WITNESSES IN VENTOH I 15210 GU'GLEIQ A TTORNE Y8 Patented Mar. 27, 1928;I

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CONVEYANCE CONSTRUCTION.

Application flledAugust 5, 1926. Serial No. 127,420.

This invention relates to vehicle constructions which while particularlydesigned as an improvement in compartment car constructions, is notnecessarily limited to this particular use as it is to be understoodthat the construction may apply generally to conve ances of all types.

e principal and outstanding object of the present'invention is toprovide within the limits of the width and height of a standard carstructure, 'aplurality of readily accessible compartments alfordingseparate seating andsleeping accommodations in ad- .dition to closet sace' and lavatory room.

lower corridors are provided at opposite sides of the conveyance forgaining access to the various compartments.

Further objects of the invention reside in the features of simplicity ofthe construction, economy of production, and the general efliclencyobtained therefrom.

With the above recited and other objects in view, reference is had tothe following specification-and accom anying drawings in which there isexhibits one examplepr embodiment of the invention which is in no wayintended as a limitation upon the scope of the appended claims as it isto be clearly understood that variations and modifications whichproperly fall within the scope of said claims may be resorted to whenfound expedient.

In the drawings- Fi re 1' represents a longitudinal sectiona viewthrough a railway car constructed in accordance with the invention, thesection being taken approximately on the line indicated at AA in Fig. 2;

Fig. 2 is a sectional planview taken approximately on the line indicatedat B-B m Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is' a transverse sectional view taken mate on the line D--D ofFig.1. Re erring to the drawings by characters of reference, theconveyance or vehicle, illustrated for example as a railway car, is of astandard length, width and height and includes at the opposite ends ofits body, floor sections 10, said floor sections being dlsposed on theusual or normal level. The body further includes the usual roof12extending throughout the length thereof, the same being disposed abovethe, road-bed or rails the usual distance. At the intermediate. portionof the body between theend floor sections 10, an intermediate floorsection 13 is rovided which is underslung and dispose on a plane orlevel below the floor sections 10 to afford an increased distancebetween it and the roof 12. At the medial portion of the body the sameis horizontally sub-divided between the underslung'floor 13 and the roof12 by partitions 1 and 15, the former extending inwardly from one sidewall 16 and the latter extending inwardl from the opposite side wall 17The partitlons 14 and 15 terminate, respectively, in laterally spacedrelation to the side walls 17 and 16. The intermediate portion isfurther sub-divided vertically by partition walls 18 and 19, which areequidistantly s aced from the side walls 16 and 17 respectlvely, andwhich are in turn s aced from each other. This construction efines aplurality or tier of Fi 4 is a similar view taken approxiuppercompartments 20 adjacent the side wall 16Ialongside of which extendslongitu-. dinally, a corridor 21, and defines a plural cent the sidewall 17 and between Win01! and the wall 16 a longitudinal corridor 23 isprovided. The' upper compartments 20 are further defined by transversevertical partitions 24 and the lower compartments are further defined bytransverse vertical partitions 25. The floor 26 of the upper corridor 21is disposed below the horizontal partition 14 directly over thesub-divisions 27 of the lower compartments 22 which are employed as abed or sleeping accommodation and said corridor floor 26 is above thelevel of the end floor sections 10, access being ained thereto b steps,a ramp, or other aim ar means 28.

e underslung floor 13' ity or tier of lower compartments 22 ad'a- Mconstitutes also the floor of the lower corridor 23, and due to the factthat it is disposed below the level of the end floor sections 10, accessis gained thereto by ste s, a ramp, or other suitable means 29. eceiling of the lower corridor 23 is formed by the horizontal partition14, and the subdivisions 30 of the upper compartments, which serve as abed or sleeping accommodation, are arranged directly over the ceiling ofthe lower corridor 23. Within the upper compartments 20, suitable spaceis provided for a seat 31 and for closet space 32 and a lavatory 33,while similar accommodations for a seat 34, closet room and a lavatory36 are provided in each lower compartment. In the partition 19, doorways37 are provided for gaining access from the upper corridor 21 to thecompartments 20, while in the partition 18 doorways 38 are provided forgaining access from the lower corridor 23 to the lower compartments 22.The remaining space at the ends of the conveyance between the floorsections 10 and the roof, may be sub-divided in any suitable manner asthis forms no part of the present invention.

From the foregoing it will thus be seen that a compartment conveyanceconstruction has been devised which allows for the superimpositionbetween the ends of the conveyance of upper and lower tiers ofcompartments with upper and lower corridors traversing said compartmentsto gain access thereto and this without increasing the usual head roomor width of a standard conveyance construction.

What is claimed is:

1. A compartment conveyance construction, including a ortionintermediate its ends and between t e wheels, having an underslung floorfor increasing the distance between the usual floor level and the roofto afiord suflicient height for defining upper and lower tiers ofcompartments, the said intermediate portion having laterally spacedlongitudinally extending u per and lower corridors at opposite sides 0the conveyance for gaining access, respectively, to the upper and lowercompartments.

2. A compartment conve ance construction, including a ortionlntermediate its ends and between t e wheels, having an underslung floorfor increasing the distance between the usual floor level and the roofto afiord suflicient height for defining upper and lower tiers ofcompartments, the said intermediate portion having laterally acedlongitudinally extending upper and ower corridors at opposite sides ofthe vehiclefor gaining access, respectively to the up er and lowercompartments, said upper an lower corridors havin at the opposlte ends,ascending and descen ing means leading from the usual floor levelsections.

3. In a compartment vehicle including floor sections disposed at theusual level at the opposite ends over the wheeled trucks, anintermediate portion between said ends having an underslung floor forincreasing the distance between it 'and the roof, laterally spacedlongitudinally extending upper and lower corridors at opposite sides ofthe vehicle, and transverse vertical partitions between the corridors inthe opposite walls of the vehicle, the said corridors havingdoorways'for gaining access to the compartments.

4. A compartment vehicle including a body having sections overthewheeled trucks at the opposite ends, provided with floor sections on theusual level, said body having an intermediate portion provided with anunderslung floor increasing the distance between it and the roof, andlaterally s aced longitudinally extending upper and ower corridors atopposite sides 0 the vehicle, the upper corridor having a floor abovethe normal floor level and below the ceiling level of the lowercorridor, the lower corridor having the ceiling above the normal floorlevel and above the floor level of the u per corridor.

5. A compartment vehic e including a bod having sections over thewheeled trucks at t e opposite ends, provided with floor sections on theusual level, said body having an intermediate portion provided with anunderslung floor increasing the distance between it and the roof,laterally spaced longitudinally extending upper and lower corridors atopposite sides of the vehicle, the upper corridor havin a floor abovethe normal floor level and below the ceiling level of the lowercorridor, the lower corridor having the ceiling above the normal floorlevel and above the floor level of the u per corridor, and steps at oposite en s of the corridors respectively iieading u from the normalfloor level sections and dbwnwardly. therefrom.

6. A compartment conveyance construction, including a portion havingupper and lower tiers o compartmen sai portion also having laterallyspaced, lon 'tudinally extending upper and lower corri ors at oppositesi es of the conveyance for ining accem respectively to the upper anlower compartments.

7. A compartment conveyance construction, including a portion having uper and lower tiers of compartmeh sai portion also having laterallyspaced, lon tudinally extending upper and lower corri ors at opposite sies of the conveyance for ining access respectively to the upper an lowercompartments, the u per corridor having a floor below the ceiling levelof the lower corridor and the lower corridor having a ceilin above thefloor level of the lower corri or.

ERIC GUGLER;

